default is still your on board stac9227 instead of your usb
Default sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz Default channel map: front-left,front-right Default sink name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.iec958-stereo Default source name: alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo can you post the output of alsa-info.sh and the output for your usb audio lsusb -vvvv the dB value 31.52 is quite large at 47% Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 17152 Mono: Front Left: Playback 8070 [47%] [31.52dB] [on] Front Right: Playback 8070 [47%] [31.52dB] [on] active profile: <output:analog-stereo> sinks: alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00-AUDIO.analog-stereo/#6: USB AUDIO Analog Stereo sources: alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00-AUDIO.analog-stereo.monitor/#7: Monitor of USB AUDIO Analog Stereo ports: analog-output: Analog Output (priority 9900, available: unknown) properties: iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, available: unknown) properties: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1088975 Title: [USB-Audio - USB AUDIO, playback] No sound at all Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The speakers work, but the sound won't come through them at all. Speakers hook up via USB port and not through an audio jack. I've no idea (new UBUNTU user) why the sound won't play. All sounds are NOT muted. Thank you! ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:1.1-0ubuntu15 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: clarke 3128 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: clarke 3128 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xdfddc000 irq 45' Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9227' Components : 'HDA:14f12bfa,14f100c3,00090000 HDA:83847618,102801dc,00100201' Controls : 43 Simple ctrls : 23 Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'AUDIO'/'USB AUDIO at usb-0000:00:1d.2-2, full speed' Mixer name : 'USB Mixer' Components : 'USB1130:1620' Controls : 2 Simple ctrls : 1 Date: Tue Dec 11 10:48:40 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no User Name) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: pulseaudio Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:AUDIO successful Symptom_Card: USB AUDIO - USB AUDIO Symptom_DevicesInUse: 3128 3128 clarke F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: clarke F.... pulseaudio Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test failed Symptom_Type: No sound at all Title: [USB-Audio - USB AUDIO, playback] No sound at all UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-02 (222 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 05/24/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2.4.0 dmi.board.name: 0WG860 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 15 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.4.0:bd05/24/2007:svnDellInc.:pnDellDXC061:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0WG860:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct15:cvr: dmi.product.name: Dell DXC061 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1088975/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp